Top Pitching Prospect Syndergaard May Not Play for Mets This Year

Right-Hander Has Been Hampered by Injuries and Struggling in Triple-A

During spring training, it seemed preordained that Noah Syndergaard, one of baseball's top pitching prospects, would reach the major leagues sometime in the middle of the summer. After all, the Mets took that approach with Matt Harvey in 2012 and Zack Wheeler in 2013, seemingly establishing a pattern for how they develop their young arms.

But with Syndergaard hampered by injuries and struggling in Triple-A, it now remains unclear...